Objective To investigate the current status of youth health education among college students

so as to provide reference for such an education in colleges and universities.Methods Based on the method of random sampling

freshmen

sophomores and juniors from a college in Guangzhou participated in this questionnaire survey.Results It was found that 23 respondents（6.22%）had never received youth health education

while 347（93.78%）had received such an education.301（81.35%）believed that"universities should provide youth health peer education"

320（86.49%）was satisfied with the youth health peer education provided.246（66.49%）

233（62.97%）

201（54.32%）

118（31.89%）

117（31.62%）

and 77（20.81%）respondents reported their demands for knowledge about contraception and abortion

human body-related knowledge

reproductive health knowledge

concept of love education

sex knowledge

and AIDS-related knowledge

respectively.Meanwhile

compared with boys

significantly more girls reported their demands for knowledge about induced abortion

sexual health

contraceptive measures

and the effect of premarital sex（P<0.05）.Besides

the demands of knowledag about contraceptive measures

and the effect of premarital sex also varied significantly with grade（P<0.05）;freshmen had the highest demand for knowledge about contraceptive measures（51.35%）

while sophomores had the highest demand for the effect of premarital sex（50.40%）.As for the favorable approaches of acquiring youth health knowledge

301 respondents（81.35%）chose peer education

212（57.30%）chose propaganda film or micro-film

191（51.62%）chose Wechat public account or network platform.Conclusion It is important for universities and colleges to strengthen youth health education

especially for female students and those of lower grades.Novel education modes

such as new media combined with peer education

may help to improve the effectiveness of youth health education among college students.